Awning support



Aug. 4, 1936.

1J. COL w 4 2,050,159

AWNING SUPPORT Filed Jan. 2, 1935 ATTOR N EY Patented Aug. 4, 1936 UNITED STATES Arai" trice AWNING SUPPORT Jean J. Col, New York, N. Y. Application January 2, 1935, Serial No. 147

2 Claims.

This invention relates to awning supports and has for the primary object the provision of a device of this character which may be readily installed on a window construction without the use of screws or like fasteners and may be adjusted for supporting an awning in different positions with respect to the window to shade the latter to light rays and may be readily removed from said window and further may be employed for supporting wearing apparel outward of the window for drying.

With these and other objects in view, this invention consists in certain novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

For a complete understanding of my invention, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, in which 2 Figure 1 is a fragmentary perspective view illustrating a window construction having an awning applied thereto by a support forming the subject matter of the present invention.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary transverse sectional View illustrating the same.

Figure 3 is a plan View illustrating one of the supporting arms.

Figure 4 is a perspective view, partly in section, illustrating the same.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 5-5 of Figure 2.

Referring in detail to the drawing, the numeral I indicates a window frame supporting upper and lower window sashes 2 and 3 and also a shade roller 4 carrying a shade 5. The roller and shade are of the conventional construction employed on the inside of the window frame and in order to adapt the shade as an awning, said shade is passed between the upper rail of the upper sash and the window frame and supported downwardly and outwardly of, the window by my invention so that light rays will be shaded from the window still providing desired ventilation to the window.

A pair of arms 6 are removably secured to the lower rail of the upper sash 2 and extend outwardly of the window frame in a horizontal position and carry at their outer ends spring clips 1 in which the free end of the shade is received for detachably securing the shade to the arms whereby the shade will be supported in awning forming position.

Each arm 6 consists of telescopic sections, as clearly shown in Figure 4, and the section 'l thereof has one end bent to form a clamping jaw 8 and loosely pivoted to the section 1 is an elongated plate 9 having its free end bent to form a clamping jaw it. The jaws 8 and Ill are shaped to receive and snugly t the lower rail of the upper sash, as shown in Figure 2. A fric- 5 tion band Il is slidable on the arm and is adapted to be moved over the plate 9 for holding the same in clamp forming position. The disengagement of the band Il from the plate 9 will free the latter for pivotal movement whereby it 10 may be swung laterally of the arm so that the latter may be removed or applied to the window sash. The jaws embody a natural resiliency so that the same will spring toward each other and the said jaws terminate in inwardly directed l5 parallel iinger portions which grippingly engage with the respective faces of the window pane, as shown by Figure 2 of the drawing.

Set bolts Il, are employed for holding the arms longitudinally adjusted.

The spring jaws lirmly engage with the lower rail of the sash and with the opposite' faces of the window pane when the device is in operative position. The friction band I l is moved to allow the plate 9 to be swung on its pivot to the dotted line position in Figure 3 when the device is being applied. The spring jaw Il) on the plate will have a slight wiping engagement with the outer 'face of the sash rail when swung thereagainst which however is not sufiicient to inflict injury to the rail and the said jaw l0, when brought 30 directly opposite the jaw 8, will spring into tight frictional engagement with the window sash and device is rigidly sup-ported on the sash when the friction band Il is slid over the arm 1 and the 35 plate 9.

While the invention has been described as supporting an awning, it is to be understood that the arms 6 projecting outwardly of the window may be employed to suspend wearing apparel 40 and the like for the purpose of drying.

Having described the invention, I claim:

l. An awning support comprising horizontally disposed arms each including telescopic sections with the end of one section bent to form a spring 45 clamping jaw, a plate pivoted to said jaw carrying arm and bent to form a spring jaw, said jaws cooperating to secure the support on a window sash, a friction band slidable on said arms to engage with the plate to secure the latter 5 against pivotal movement, and means for detachably connecting a shading strip to the support, and binding means between the arms of the support.

2. An awning support comprising horizontally 55 disposed arms each including telescopic sections with the end of one section bent to form a spring clamping jaw, a plate pivoted to said jaw carrying arm and bent to form a spring clamping jaw, said jaws cooperating to secure the arms to a window sash, and said jaws having inwardly directed end portions which terminate in parallel ngers that grip the faces of the pane of said sash, a friction band slidable on said arms to engage with the plate to secure the latter against pivotal movement, means comprising a spring clip, for detachably connecting a shading strip to the arms.

JEAN J. COL. 

